Center for Public Administration and Policy

CTSP is committed to providing opportunities for students to research and study the theory and practice of security in complex environments and the use of technology to support policy decision making.  CTSP faculty will work with the Center for Administration and Public Policy to design and teach educational courses and outreach projects that will expose Virginia Tech students to cutting edge theoretical and applied courses in security and public policy formulation and implementation.  CTSP’s educational efforts will follow CPAP’s goals:

• To provide qualified public administrators currently in service, and early-career students who intend to become public administrators, with challenging applied and theoretical professional development opportunities in public management and public policy.
• To prepare teachers and scholars for faculty service in colleges and universities around the country and the world who will educate citizens and administrators and broaden the scope of knowledge in public administration and policy studies.
• To engage faculty, practitioners, and graduate students in systematic research and study designed to improve the quality of policy making and public service within the diverse jurisdictions of government in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the region as wells as the national and international levels.